Senior Cloud Production Systems Engineer (Remote)

Careers; Mobile (AL); Remote; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (Production Support) for a 100% remote, full-time role within the Veterans Affairs department. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in systems engineering, with deep experience in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), Linux/Windows environments, and automation. U.S.

citizenship and a Public Trust clearance are required. Join a team focused on maintaining large-scale production systems, implementing IaC, and ensuring secure, compliant operations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering or related field, production environments.
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure Cloud services (S3, Step Functions, Batch, CloudWatch).
• Proficient in Linux/Unix and Windows; strong scripting abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational support of complex cloud systems.
• Diagnose, document, and resolve outages or issues in production environments.
• Collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams to ensure system reliability.

Skills

AWS/Azure cloud

Linux/Unix

Windows systems

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Automation tools (Ansible/Puppet/Chef)

IaC (CloudFormation)

Monitoring tools (CloudWatch, others)

Network fundamentals

Security/compliance

Version control (Git)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/SE

Tools

GitHub Actions

AWS CodeBuild

CodeDeploy

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (Production Support) for a 100% remote, full-time role within the Veterans Affairs department. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in systems engineering, with deep experience in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), Linux/Windows environments, and automation. U.S.

citizenship and a Public Trust clearance are required. Join a team focused on maintaining large-scale production systems, implementing IaC, and ensuring secure, compliant operations.